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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
When [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] quit the [[Aerial Corps]] and became a professional watchmaker, he caught the attention of some criminals who demanded a cut in his profits. When he refused, they sent their enforcers, the Heavies ("both of them"), to destroy his business, leaving him without a job. {{storylink|Interiors}}
{{Spoiler|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|March 4}}
When the [[Functionist Council]], who at the time effectively controlled the [[Senate]], learned that one of their [[Functionary|Functionaries]] had given [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] permission to quit the [[Aerial Corps]] and become a watchmaker, they dispatched the Heavies to destroy his workshop. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} To hide the Functionists' involvement, Whirl was made to believe the incident was actually the result of his refusal to pay protection money to local criminal elements. {{storylink|Interiors}}


The Heavies accompanied [[Kroma]] and [[Macabre]] to the location where [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]] was being kept to kidnap him. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] killed both Heavies by driving through one and tossing a bomb at the other. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}
In 4th Cycle 499, the Heavies were sent, along with a third ne'er-do-well, to assist in breaking Whirl, now a dirty cop for the Senate, out of [[Rodion]] police HQ. Before they could arrive, however, they were accosted by a time-traveling future incarnation of Whirl, who proceeded to beat them senseless and tear off their hands, in retribution for their destruction of his business. Whilst the Heavies lay defeated, Whirl and his fellow time-travelers proceeded to discuss how the duo would arrive at the same location in a year's time to kidnap [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]]. Hammer then taunted Whirl with the revelation that the Functionists were solely responsible for his fall from grace, leading the Autobot to kill their third criminal companion in a fit of anger. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}
 
Armed with the foreknowledge from the time-travelers, the Heavies subsequently led [[Kroma]] and [[Macabre]] to Senator Shockwave a year later, and participated in the attempt to kidnap him. In the fight that followed, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] killed both Heavies, driving straight through Hammer and tossing a bomb at Anvil. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Hammer's name was revealed during a deconstruction of the Shadowplay series by The Underbase podcast <ref>http://traffic.libsyn.com/theunderbase/ShadowplayDeconstructed.mp3</ref>
*Hammer's name was first revealed during a deconstruction of the Shadowplay series by The Underbase podcast <ref>http://traffic.libsyn.com/theunderbase/ShadowplayDeconstructed.mp3</ref>


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 18:27, 5 February 2015

The Heavies are Transformers from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Lurking at the back there.

The Heavies are a pair of enforcers used by criminals on Cybertron. Their names are Hammer and Anvil.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Plot details for Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet follow.

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When the Functionist Council, who at the time effectively controlled the Senate, learned that one of their Functionaries had given Whirl permission to quit the Aerial Corps and become a watchmaker, they dispatched the Heavies to destroy his workshop. Stet To hide the Functionists' involvement, Whirl was made to believe the incident was actually the result of his refusal to pay protection money to local criminal elements. Interiors

In 4th Cycle 499, the Heavies were sent, along with a third ne'er-do-well, to assist in breaking Whirl, now a dirty cop for the Senate, out of Rodion police HQ. Before they could arrive, however, they were accosted by a time-traveling future incarnation of Whirl, who proceeded to beat them senseless and tear off their hands, in retribution for their destruction of his business. Whilst the Heavies lay defeated, Whirl and his fellow time-travelers proceeded to discuss how the duo would arrive at the same location in a year's time to kidnap Senator Shockwave. Hammer then taunted Whirl with the revelation that the Functionists were solely responsible for his fall from grace, leading the Autobot to kill their third criminal companion in a fit of anger. Stet

Armed with the foreknowledge from the time-travelers, the Heavies subsequently led Kroma and Macabre to Senator Shockwave a year later, and participated in the attempt to kidnap him. In the fight that followed, Orion Pax killed both Heavies, driving straight through Hammer and tossing a bomb at Anvil. An Intimate Beheading

Notes

  • Hammer's name was first revealed during a deconstruction of the Shadowplay series by The Underbase podcast [1]